A Bahrain-based company, Rizon Jet, this week announced its entry as a charter airline catering to the VIP-bizjet set within the Middle East, with a particular focus on the Gulf. For now, the operation is flying a single six-seat Beechcraft Premier 1A bizjet, with revenue operations expected to begin in April. Down the road, the […]
Rolls-Royce and Embraer last week celebrated delivery of the 2,000th AE3007 engine during another ceremony at the airframer’s headquarters in Brazil. At the ceremony, Rolls-Royce Chief Executive Sir John Rose presented Embraer President and CEO Mauricio Botelho with a customized gift in recognition of his company’s AE3007 powering Embraer’s ERJ family of regional jets and […]
Honda Aircraft Company earlier this month announced entering into agreements with three North American companies to supply major components for its developing HondaJet. Garmin International will supply what Honda called a “state-of-the-art avionics system specifically tailored” to the new light bizjet; GKN, of Tallassee, Ala., will manufacture the fuselage sub-assembly; and Delta, British Columbia-based Avcorp […]
The Raytheon Company said Monday it has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiaryRaytheon Aircraft Company (RAC) to Hawker Beechcraft Inc., a new company formed by GS Capital Partners, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs, and Onex Partners. First announced on Dec. 21, 2006, the long-rumored sale of Raytheon’s civilian aircraft manufacturing business was worth […]
A letter to customers and investors sent on Monday by Eclipse Aviation President and CEO Vern Raburn says that the Eclipse 500 performance modification certification program has moved into the final stage and is “on schedule” for completion by mid-April. “In addition, the Avio NG development program is making great progress and moving toward the […]
In a ceremony last week at its headquarters in So Jos dos Campos, Brazil, Embraer celebrated delivering its 100th Legacy 600 business jet since the type first went into service in 2002. The centennial Legacy 600 was presented to ABS Jets, a charter operator and aircraft management firm based in Prague, Czech Republic, and joins […]
On Tuesday, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James L. Oberstar, D-Minn., on Tuesday released a committee oversight report that identifies “widespread fraud” among pilots who hide serious medical conditions from examining physicians to retain medical certification for their FAA pilot certificates. The report notes that “in July 2005, the DOT Inspector General found ‘egregious […]
A letter to customers and investors sent on Monday by Eclipse Aviation President and CEO Vern Raburn says that the Eclipse 500 performance modification certification program has moved into the final stage and is “on schedule” for completion by mid-April. “In addition, the Avio NG development program is making great progress and moving toward the […]
On Monday, Raytheon Company finalized the sale of wholly owned subsidiary Raytheon Aircraft Company to Hawker Beechcraft Inc., a new venture formed by Goldman Sachs affiliate GS Capital Partners and Onex Partners, for approximately $3.3 billion in cash. Announced on Dec. 21, the transaction includes Raytheon Aircraft facilities and other assets in Wichita and Salina, […]
The FAA must implement changes to the way it is funded before it can afford to embrace the myriad technologies that are envisioned for the Next Generation Air Transportation System, according to senior FAA staffers. Appearing before the Senate aviation subcommittee, Charles Leader, director of the Joint Planning and Development Office, told committee members that […]
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